Joseph Z. Amsel

Mr. Amsel obtained his law degree from Fordham University School of Law, cum laude. He began his career as an Assistant District Attorney with the Queens County District Attorney’s Office where he dedicated his time and skill to fighting to obtain justice for crime victims.
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As an Assistant District Attorney, Mr. Amsel handled thousands of felony and misdemeanor cases, conducted countless grand jury investigations and pre-trial hearings, and tried close to a dozen cases to verdict involving assault, burglary, robbery, larceny, sex abuse, and drunk driving. Mr. Amsel also briefed and argued numerous appeals before the appellate courts in New York, including the highest court, the Court of Appeals.

Since entering private practice, Mr. Amsel continues to fight for victims. In his Personal Injury practice, Mr. Amsel represents every-day New Yorkers who have been hurt through the negligence of others. Mr. Amsel has successfully tried numerous personal injury cases to verdict including car accidents, motorcycle accidents, trip/slip and fall, defective sidewalks, premises liability and negligent security, often obtaining more than ten times the recovery that the insurance companies offered to settle the case before trial.
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Mr. Amsel also leverages his years of experience as a prosecutor to serve his clients who have been arrested and charged with a variety of violent and non-violent criminal offenses in state and federal court including Murder, Attempted Murder, Assault, Burglary, Robbery, Weapons Possession, Larceny, Fraud, White Collar Offenses, Drug Offenses and Drunk Driving (DWI/DUI). Mr. Amsel also serves on the 18b Assigned Counsel Plans in Nassau and Queens County, where he dedicates his time to representing indigent defendants at trial and on appeal.

Mr. Amsel is a life-long resident of New York City and serves on the faculty of Touro College, where he lectures on American Government, Legal Principles, Constitutional Law and Civil Rights and Liberties.